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The Hunters

Every journey starts with a desire. To explore the world, to learn new things and to live an extraordinary life.

As we became a couple in March 2011 we recognized soon that we both love the adventures of the agent called James Bond. His humor, boldness and elegance didn’t only make him a hero of our childhood but also a common addiction. We watched the movies, analysed the tricks and compared the actors. But still that wasn’t enough. With our second anniversary front door we decided to spent it visiting the mélange of Kaiserian and Ottoman past in Budapest, Hungary.

When we heard about the Memento Park – a Soviet relict park in the outskirts of Budapest – we recalled it has something to do with the Goldeneye scenery originated in Saint Petersburg. Thus, with a spontaneous visit to the Memento Park our journey to all the worlds Bond places began on a frosty day in March 2013.

Marc and Julia –  February 2015

“As we started the hunt I was pretty excited because James Bond was a part of my upbringing. Maybe it’s Bonds Jetset life that aroused in me the same Wanderlust that makes it so hard to pick a favourite location – I just love being on that journey.
A highlight nevertheless was – at least so far – the Bahamas. Diving with sharks in clear blue water and dining at the legendary One&Only Ocean Club that was part of my favourite Bond movie
Casino Royale. And that’s not because my favourite actor happens to be Daniel Craig – it is actually the combination of both. The film and the actor are closer than ever to Ian Flemmings literary Bond. Dedicated to his work, ready to die for his homeland and Her Majesty Craig is down to earth with less technology, a hard punch and more luck than judgement. He is human with all strength and weakness that comes with it. And that’s refreshing and fun to watch – even for the hundredth time.”

“Hunting Bond for almost – or just recently – two years, I really felt what our journey is about when we visited Istanbul. The city is loved by Ian Fleming … and up till now three Bond movies are honoring it. So being on the hunt, showed me, how beautiful traveling can be. Bond brings you to the tourists spots (see the famous Aya Sofia in From Russia With Love), leads you off the beaten track (see The World Is Not Enough‘s featured Küçüksu Kasrı) and above all he helps you to go the extra mile.
So when we checked out one of the locations of the latest Bond movie filmed in Istanbul, Skyfall, where we had to sweet-talk some security officers to climb the roofs of the Grand Bazaar … just to bolt away from the really pissed Bazaar authority just seconds later. We couldn’t take a decent picture but the moment felt really Connery-like. For me, the Scotsman is the Bond incarnation: tough, just as noble as needed and always with an astute smile. And that actually are quite the habits you need for traveling.”

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13 thoughts on “The Hunters

  1. Ben Konig says:

    Hey there,

    I just found your website. It´s a really cool idea and takes a lot of dedication to the mission. Since I live in Hamburg I especially enjoyed your report on my city and the schietwetter phenomenon.

    Keep on hunting. :-)

  2. virginie says:

    Pity about the Schwarzenberg. Our family stayed there in the 1980’s, and it was stunning. Going into the “back” garden was like stepping back in time. Not a sight or sound of the 20th Century got through. (Although, in the winter, you get a sharp view of the city microwave tower-to-beat-all-microwave-towers.) Facility and services were thorough but low-key. Beautiful spot, hope they get things worked out for the better – without working over the facility too much.

  3. jethro says:

    cool site!

    stumbled upon while researching meteor craters in morocco, of all things.

    not been to erfoud/Gara Medouar, but will go next time we’re over there for sure.

    keep hunting!

  4. Erik says:

    I love your website!

    I came across it when I was doing more research on filming sites for The Spy Who Loved Me. Specifically, I have been starting to expand my James Bond Guide to Egypt that I assembled for my Egyptian tour guide friend. If you are interested, I can send you a copy. Perhaps, it will bring back some good memories….

    In the mean time, keep up the good work! I am looking forward to using your insights to filming locations around London later in September.

  5. John Kenneth Wiseman says:

    Love the website and the details of all locations. huge fan of visiting 007 films locations and of films in general. I am an Irish man living in Italy, which seems to be the most popular country used to shoot a 007 Film, i have found. I live near Venice so when I got the chance, I sussed out some of the locations for Moonraker, Casino Royale and From Russia With Love.

  6. Thomas says:

    Hey, tolle Seite! Wir waren dieses Jahr in Schottland und haben Glen Etive besucht! Echt schön da – aber auch schon recht bekannt, man muss “anstehen” um ein Foto machen zu können, hat aber dann auch den Vorteil das jemand da ist der DAS Foto machen kann :D

  7. Gav says:

    Hello. Love the site!
    Is there a way to get a newsletter, subscriber email or some such mechanism which gives us notifications of when the site us updated? It would be great to be able to get an email when something new comes up.
    Just a thought!
    Thanks
    Gav

    • HuntingBond says:

      Hi Gav,

      we don’t have a newsletter – yet. But you can follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram to get our latest blog posts.

      Normally, we have one new entry each month. Due to Covid-19, it is not that frequent at the moment. But we ready to get back out there, once it is safe to travel. ;)

  8. Mac MACNAMARA says:

    oh well done. You scratch the itch so many of us have. My enthusiasm for Bond was rekindled when I got stuck in a German hospital for 5 weeks, and in my first days there a Turkish friend in my team sent me a dvd player and a complete set of Bond dvds upto that point, so I ended up watching 2 Bonds a day, every day. OK, so it came via Amazon Deutschland and was all in bloody German(!), but eventually I worked out how to find tbe original language. Now in my semi retirement I confess a gravitational pull towards embarking upon a series of Bond road trips, around some of the routes set out in tbe books (most of which involve at least one stretch by road) in my old Bentley. Please keep up the good work.

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